Sexo masculino del feto como factor de desarrollo de preeclampsia en embarazadas del Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso, en el año 2016

Abstract

Background: the hypertensive disorders of pregnancy represent the main cause of maternal mortality in the country; however, the sex of the product has not been studied as a risk factor; given this situation, it´s proposed to look for the relationship between the sex of the product and the presentation of preeclampsia. General objective: to establish the relationship between the sex of the product and the development of preeclampsia in pregnant women of the Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital during the 2016 period. Methodology: analytical study of cases and controls, in a total of 90 cases and 90 controls. The information was collected using a form elaborated by the authors of the study and the data were analyzed through the SPSS (proof); obtaining frequencies and percentages, and to establish the relationship the value of the Odss ratio was used with confidence intervals for a 95%. Results: the study population in most cases was between 20 and 29 years old, residents in the rural area the controls and in the urban area the cases, situation that was repeated with the origin, the secondary level was the most representative level of instruction in both groups. The frequency of products was male in the group with preeclampsia was 57,8% and in the control was 4,4%. The male sex of the product increases the risk of preeclampsia by 29,4 (9,9-87,1). Conclusions: the hypothesis was verified, the male sex of the product increases the risk of preeclampsia significantly; so in these cases the evaluations and the control of the pregnant woman must be integral.